Sminthurides Explained

Sminthurides is a genus of globular springtails in the family Sminthurididae. There are more than 30 described species in Sminthurides.

Species

These 32 species belong to the genus Sminthurides:

• Sminthurides annulicornis Axelson, 1905
• Sminthurides aquatica (Bourlet, 1843)
• Sminthurides aquaticus (Bourlet, 1843) (water springtail)
• Sminthurides armatus Bretfeld, 2000
• Sminthurides assimilis (Krausbauer, 1898)
• Sminthurides aureolus Maynard, 1951
• Sminthurides bifidus Mills, 1934
• Sminthurides biniserratus (Salmon, 1951)
• Sminthurides cruciatus Axelson, 1905
• Sminthurides globocerus Folsom & Mills, 1938
• Sminthurides hyogramme Pedigo, 1966
• Sminthurides inaequalis Borner, 1903
• Sminthurides inequalis
• Sminthurides lepus Mills, 1934
• Sminthurides lolelua Christiansen & Bellinger, 1992
• Sminthurides macnamarai Folsom & Mills, 1938
• Sminthurides malmgreni (Tullberg, 1877)
• Sminthurides monnioti Massoud & Betsch, 1966
• Sminthurides occultus Mills, 1934
• Sminthurides parvulus (Krausbauer, 1898)
• Sminthurides penicillifer (Schäffer, 1896)
• Sminthurides plicatus (Schott, 1891)
• Sminthurides pseudassimilis Stach, 1956
• Sminthurides pumilus (Krausbauer, 1898)
• Sminthurides ramosus (Folsom, 1922)
• Sminthurides schoetti Axelson, 1903
• Sminthurides serratus Folsom & Mills, 1938
• Sminthurides sexoculatus Betsch & Massoud, 1970
• Sminthurides stachi Jeannenot, 1955
• Sminthurides terrestris Maynard, 1951
• Sminthurides violaceus Reuter, 1881
• Sminthurides weichseli Christiansen & Bellinger, 1981

Further reading

• Effects of transgenic herbicide-resistant soybean varieties and systems on surface-active springtails (Entognatha: Collembola). 2002. Bitzer . Royce J.. Buckelew . Lamar D.. Pedigo . Larry P.. Environmental Entomology. 31. 3. 449–461. 10.1603/0046-225X-31.3.449.